Michael O'Donnell

Michael joined award-winning robotics company, Relay Robotics, Inc., in May 2022 as Chairman & CEO to rapidly grow Relay's presence in Hospitality and Healthcare and address the worldwide labor shortage with technology. Michael is an experienced C-Level global executive with a proven record of growing startups, mid-tier and larger, publicly-traded companies in Internet-based businesses (AI/robotics, healthcare, media, entertainment, video games, software). He successfully completed a NASDAQ IPO and sold four VC-backed companies to Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO), Citrix Systems, Inc. (CTXS), Gamefly, Inc., and GoodRx (GDRX), respectively. He also designed one of the Internet's first subscription business models, sold digital advertising to major Pharma, Financial Services, Automotive and CPG customers. His success has been buoyed by a global network of professional relationships at leading digital transformation companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, LinkedIn, ZOOM, Salesforce.com, Cisco, Adobe, Nvidia, Oracle, Comcast, and others. He also boasts extensive international experience operating companies and/or establishing commercial relationships in Israel, Europe, AsiaPac and Australia. He currently serves as Board Member of the Silicon Valley Executive Network (SVEN) and was the founding board member of the Online Publisher's Association (OPA). A highly sought-after thought leader, Michael speaks at major industry events such as Digital Pharma East and SXSW.